The Witches of Oz Book 1 The Path of the Wicked

Prologue

Roughly 100 years before the arrival of the Great Wizard, Oz was ruled by a great king. The king was named Ozroar as he was the creator of Oz and the first king of its kingdom. Under his mighty rule Oz was peaceful. There were no wicked witches, there was no dissension, every being in Oz was united. However Ozroar was not invincible and eventually passed away. However before he died his queen, Ozette gave birth to two sons. The oldest was named Syrus and was chosen to be the heir the throne while the youngest, Pastoria was destined to protect Oz and keep the peace. When King Ozroar died at 90 years old, Syrus assumed the throne. Ozroar was wise but he made a terrible mistake that would affect Oz for the next century and beyond.

When Syrus came to power he began abusing his power and enslaved the good people of Oz. Seeing this Pastoria spoke up against his older brother saying that it wasn't right what he was doing. In anger Syrus tried to kill Pastoria who narrowly escaped and was forced into exile. With Pastoria gone Syrus manipulated the people and pitted them against each other destroying the unity that his father once impressed upon the people. In doing this he gained unquestionable authority over the people and Oz ceased to be a beautiful place.

In the days of King Syrus the Terrible it seemed that there was no hope. However Pastoria hid himself well and in the darkest hour Pastoria met a young and beautiful witch named Lurline Gaunt who was carried to Oz by a vortex. She told him that she was betrayed by her family as well and the two eventually fell in love. When the time was right Pastoria realized that it was he who had to reunite the good people of Oz. With Lurline by his side to support him Pastoria traveled from north to south and east to west and united the people as one as they were before. With the united people by his side Pastoria and Lurline marched along the yellow brick road to the emerald city.

Busting their way into the emerald city the people converged on Syrus's guards. The guards were quickly overwhelmed and Pastoria made his way to the throne room to confront Syrus. The king drew his sword and attacked Pastoria as he entered the throne room. Pastoria intercepted his brother's sword with his own. The two fought viciously and Pastoria eventually disarmed Syrus. With one last burst of hate Syrus charged at Pastoria who ran out of the way but it was too late for Syrus to stop himself and he fell out of the window into the crowd below. Seeing the terrible king the crowd charged him and ended his life themselves. From that day forth Pastoria became the new king of Oz.

Despite Oz becoming peaceful again it was too late, for the damage had already been done and could not be reversed. Witnessing the death of her husband Syrus's loyal queen Galore retreated from the emerald city taking her two children, Langwidere and Singra with her as well as a wicked lust for revenge upon the people who were responsible for his death. Langwidere. Langwidere was the oldest and was 10 years old and Singra was 8. Retreating to the west Galore found an ancient abandoned castle in Winkie Country which was surrounded by overgrown forests and invisible from view. Taking her children and her crystal ball, which was the source of all her dark magic she entered the castle. For the next 20 years Queen Galore raised Langwidere and Singra to hate Pastoria and his family as well as taught them dark magic.

For these long 20 years Queen Galore put her plan into action. Without Pastoria knowing she watched him and his family through her crystal ball. In it she saw all of the precious moments his family shared and all of the hardships the family faced. This is the story of how the witches of Oz came to power and why they became who they were.